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HUH I WONDER WHY THAT IS
Going by some impressions you'd think that Michael Bay neither wrote or directed this movie. So obviously they're lying.
HUH I WONDER WHY THAT IS
HUH I WONDER WHY THAT IS
Going by some impressions you'd think that Michael Bay neither wrote or directed this movie. So obviously they're lying.
HUH I WONDER WHY THAT IS
But seriously, I have no problem recommending this movie, and I saw the first one for the first time in a long while a couple weeks ago. It's just fun. Both movies can coexist separately. They're way similar in terms of some story, but go about it in different ways.
Man I even just saw a favorable Twitter impression from someone who thinks that Michael Bay directed it. I have a question, does it say who the director is at the beginning or end?
wait no that can't be...bu-bu-but everybody told me this was Bayturtles!!??
It is literally all over the place that Jonathan Liebesman directed it. It shows 'directed by Jonathan Liebesman' and 'a Jonathan Liebesman film' in the end credits too.
So glad these impressions are positive. I feel like there's going to be a decent amount of crow served soon.
I mean they're completely different things so I'm not even sure why people would bother comparing them. Maybe in terms of quality sure, but not in terms of... oh this new movie shouldn't exist because that one does, ala Raimi's Spider-man and Amazing Spider-man.
So glad these impressions are positive. I feel like there's going to be a decent amount of crow served soon.
How long was the movie? 90 minutes? 2 hours?
Coming back to this one:
While I would consider Raimi/ASM to be somewhat similar, this is an entirely different deal. They're really nothing alike. I loved the first one because it's a damn Golden Harvest movie, Elias Koteas, goofy 80's shit, etc. I like this one because of the crazy action, well done turtle characterization, and some good attempts to modify the source material for 2014
So there's literally no excuse. Gotcha. Then again some people legitimately do not ever pay attention to the credits. My girlfriend is ever oblivious to the names attached to movies. We'll watch something and I'll start rattling off impressions and bringing up say the director's name and she'll just be like, oh is that who directed it?
Nah. These guys are cool and definitely have valid opinions, but let me just throw this out there: before Amazing Spider-man 2 released wide, someone who saw it early made a thread called "Amazing Spider-man 2 is in the upper echelon of superhero movies" here on GAF.
There's a whole battalion ready at the helm for next week, just you wait. Early impressions are sometimes a lot more positive than the general consensus, and many people won't be able to look past Bay's name being attached regardless of his role.
People still believe Burton directed nightmare before Christmas no?
Nah. These guys are cool and definitely have valid opinions, but let me just throw this out there: before Amazing Spider-man 2 released wide, someone who saw it early made a thread called "Amazing Spider-man 2 is in the upper echelon of superhero movies" here on GAF.
There's a whole battalion ready at the helm for next week, just you wait. Early impressions are sometimes a lot more positive than the general consensus, and many people won't be able to look past Bay's name being attached regardless of his role.
Hell, I did up to a certain point (don't worry, that was a long time ago). Don't judge me. Plus I'd only seen it once and never really looked into it as it's not my cup of tea.
Oh, can't believe I forgot to ask, but how is Brian Tyler's score? He's one of my favorite new composers and I was giddy to learn he was doing this.
Oh, can't believe I forgot to ask, but how is Brian Tyler's score? He's one of my favorite new composers and I was giddy to learn he was doing this.
hahaha I just remember a lot of people getting pissed that Burton was taking credit for it.
It's good. Nothing particularly stood out too much to me, but they have some fun bits with it, especially during sewer traversal.
I may not be the best barometer for scores though; I really like the Transformers scores, in particular how Bay uses the main theme song as a jumping off point for a lot of it.
Score talk
How much Bay humor was present? Jokes relating to masturbation, dicks, farts, drug use, racist caricatures. That sort of thing.
Oh, you're absolutely right. I'm pretty sure if I'll listen to the TMNT score closer to release to see how it fares, but nothing ever jumped out as actively bad. It definitely all fit well with the movie's beats, especially in terms of humor.
Brian Tyler is an amazing composer, so I would expect it to be at least really good. He recently did Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World, both of which had terrific soundtracks. In the past he did the latest Rambo, Aliens vs. Predator Requiem, Bubba Ho-tep (awesome score), etc. I'm very eager to hear this.
His score was disposable. Not bad, but just run of the mill composition. Klaus Badelt's TMNT score was more impressive.
All I can say is that I hope I disagree. Which sometimes happens around these parts.
So Bronson, sanj.
Does Karai actually get some star time in this?
I don't think you will. You mentioned several films which I would use as launching points to suggest his work is decent, but I'm just guessing the guy does prompt work for a healthy portion of films in late production.
That would be shame if true. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Do you remember it having a theme? Surely to god it at least has a theme.
That would be shame if true. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Do you remember it having a theme? Surely to god it at least has a theme.
I don't. If anything, there is a chance I could have heard more score than most will.
I just expect better from him. He's usually fantastic. Maybe it's just some kind of quick job he was hired to do.
I took more foam fingers than intended apparently. Have two now.
Movie was a lot of fun. The action sequences were some of the best this summer.
The interaction/chemistry with the turtles was what I desired the most, and this film delivered especially in that category.
I'm pretty sure he was last working on it within the past two weeks going by his twitter.
Did the Turtles have the majority of screen time, or did they spend it on human characters?
Turtles own the movie. Human stuff is kept to the bare minimum to keep the plot going.
Turtles own the movie. Human stuff is kept to the bare minimum to keep the plot going.
Turtles own the movie. Human stuff is kept to the bare minimum to keep the plot going.
Did the Turtles have the majority of screen time, or did they spend it on human characters?
well isn't that some shit.
Hahaha looks like the skeptics are eating dem crows
Hahaha looks like the skeptics are eating dem crows
Obviously if you are high art or consider Zack Snyder your one true God, you may have some issues with this film.
And now I'll definitely see it.
Which is crazy considering the CGI work.
I would say they split time, but again the human characters aren't really much. Megan Fox's acting ability is just so vapid it feels weird when they go back to them.
I wouldn't say that. The film's plot has a ton of problems.
Again, I would be wary who I recommend this film to. Obviously if you are high art or consider Zack Snyder your one true God, you may have some issues with this film. It's not a very serious one.
I had a feeling for a long time now that it was going to be more cartoonish than serious.
I don't think that'd be a necessarily bad thing.
Anything else would be wrong.
damn right. Don't need no stupid serious broodingness.
Ugh, and don't remind me of that shitty TMNT 2007 movie with the whole movie centering on broody raphael's spat with leonardo.
Uh, about that...